Fireplaces and Mantels
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Early 1900s French Mid-Century Modern Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s North American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
Early 2000s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Georgian Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Fireplaces and Mantels
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary European Queen Anne Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Steel
Late 19th Century Tudor Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
1930s Unknown Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze
Early 20th Century Dutch Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
2010s American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s American Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
19th Century European Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Statuary Marble
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone, Marble
19th Century English Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s American French Provincial Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
2010s American Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary American Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Revival Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Bronze, Iron
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
1880s French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Belgian Black Marble
1930s Scottish Art Deco Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Limestone
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Ironstone
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century Spanish Other Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1950s English Victorian Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Swedish Adam Style Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
2010s Northern Irish Art Deco Fireplaces and Mantels
Breccia Marble
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Majolica
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass
Mid-18th Century Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Wood
1920s Dutch Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble
Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Fireplaces and Mantels
Brass, Wire
Antique and Vintage Fireplaces and Mantels
While we likely wouldn’t mourn the invention of home heating and air-conditioning, these innovations did tragically reduce the widespread need for fireplaces and mantels in our living rooms.
Once an essential fixture in all homes, the fireplace, which, along with the chimney, is as old as the Middle Ages, was actually rendered redundant with the advent of the cast-iron heating stove during the 18th century. Victorian-era heating stoves were popular in the common areas of a living space for their capacity to heat as well as for their lack of smoke compared to fireplaces. However, improvements in craftsmanship as well as the Industrial Revolution meant that fireplaces were evolving in form and functionality.
Even as HVAC systems would eventually see to it that fireplaces weren’t a necessity, no mechanically engineered thermal heating and ventilation technology can replicate the feeling of warmth and camaraderie that a flickering fire guarantees. We just love a good fireplace.
“With antique fireplaces, you get heart, soul, character and architecture,” says Tony Ingrao, a Manhattan-based interior designer who purchased an important 16th-century French limestone fireplace for a client’s Greenwich Village townhouse.
Vintage fireplaces and mantels have earned their coveted position as desirable focal points in any room over the course of a staggering evolution in design that has yielded everything from intricately carved works of limestone to sleek works of wood paneling and rolled steel.
As log after log turns into ash, these iconic designs prove their timelessness and value, monetarily and as prized decorative monuments. Whether you seek to simply warm a space or completely transform it, an eye-catching new mantel for your blazing hearth — be it an elegant neoclassical design, a marvelous work of marble in the Louis XV style or an unconventional contemporary variation — is the perfect solution.
Find a collection of antique and vintage fireplaces and mantels on 1stDibs today.
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